New Shoes
Yesterday I got home a little early from training class. So I decided I needed to go to Home Depot, and Target. Of course, b/c today is our 9 year anniversary. So something I've decided I'm going to pass on as wise fatherly advice is, take your kids when you go run around. Its good time to be with them. I took Blakely.
We went to HD, to look at some bricks and such, holding hands, walking in the parking lot. Then, of course by her choice, she wanted to go to Payless shoes to look at flip flops. We did.
We spent almost 30 minutes in the shoe store looking at shoes, trying on shoes, trying on flip flops, sandles ... just plain looking. It is very easy for us dads to get tired of that sorta stuff, right? Shopping, but not really having any idea what we're shopping for? I go into the store, find what I want, and leave. Actually, before hand, I dream about what I want, look it up online, research it, make sure thats it, and then I go to the store and buy. Then I leave. Any extra time spent wondering around seems to be a waste. (Well except in stores like Lowes, Cabelas, BassPro). So then I realized, we all have our toy store and our leisure time activities. And for my 4 yr old daughter, she loves to shop for shoes. Gee, wonder where she got that from. Next thing you know we'll have to get another purse.
Lessons learned from yesterday, that I'd like to share:
Don't think time away from family is "free time" for you, see it as quality time with your kids.
Don't think time wasted on stuff I don't want, is a waste to your children. They are important, and so is there dreams and wishes and of course, shopping.
Sometimes, begging for something pays off. Especially when you are a 4yr old girl and your daddy is named Steve Eller. ha... sucker.
Sometimes its good to tell your kids how much things are, and why we can't buy something. I told her one pair of shoes was too much money, but then the pair of flipflops we bought ended up being $4. I let her know I was very happy that she decided to get the cheap shoes (so happy, that she could have bought them with her own money).
Don't pass up the chance to be with your kids. Share your life with them and their dreams.
Blakely's ballet recital on Saturday was the most boring joyful moment of my life. Its amazing how something so cheesy, can mean so much to a dad. It was funny to look around at the end, while I went to the front to carry her off the stage, to see other dads with tears in their eyes. How silly I think, but oh how real. My little girl did such a good job, she was the best one up there.
steve
We went to HD, to look at some bricks and such, holding hands, walking in the parking lot. Then, of course by her choice, she wanted to go to Payless shoes to look at flip flops. We did.
We spent almost 30 minutes in the shoe store looking at shoes, trying on shoes, trying on flip flops, sandles ... just plain looking. It is very easy for us dads to get tired of that sorta stuff, right? Shopping, but not really having any idea what we're shopping for? I go into the store, find what I want, and leave. Actually, before hand, I dream about what I want, look it up online, research it, make sure thats it, and then I go to the store and buy. Then I leave. Any extra time spent wondering around seems to be a waste. (Well except in stores like Lowes, Cabelas, BassPro). So then I realized, we all have our toy store and our leisure time activities. And for my 4 yr old daughter, she loves to shop for shoes. Gee, wonder where she got that from. Next thing you know we'll have to get another purse.
Lessons learned from yesterday, that I'd like to share:
Don't think time away from family is "free time" for you, see it as quality time with your kids.
Don't think time wasted on stuff I don't want, is a waste to your children. They are important, and so is there dreams and wishes and of course, shopping.
Sometimes, begging for something pays off. Especially when you are a 4yr old girl and your daddy is named Steve Eller. ha... sucker.
Sometimes its good to tell your kids how much things are, and why we can't buy something. I told her one pair of shoes was too much money, but then the pair of flipflops we bought ended up being $4. I let her know I was very happy that she decided to get the cheap shoes (so happy, that she could have bought them with her own money).
Don't pass up the chance to be with your kids. Share your life with them and their dreams.
Blakely's ballet recital on Saturday was the most boring joyful moment of my life. Its amazing how something so cheesy, can mean so much to a dad. It was funny to look around at the end, while I went to the front to carry her off the stage, to see other dads with tears in their eyes. How silly I think, but oh how real. My little girl did such a good job, she was the best one up there.
steve
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